Tyranomaster

[Vol.3] Ch.31 Meeting the Elf

The elf of the group came around to the idea of cooperating as the day for the dwarves moving to the inn arrived.  I suppose the idea of staying down in the holding cell alone was enough of an incentive.  The human, however, still shows no signs of friendly behaviors.  As for how the elf can help, they're knowledgeable about both how to make bows and how to use them.  I'm sure they've probably got other info as well that we'll learn over time.

We've also now been for...

[Vol.3] Ch.30 Dwarven Skills

Zaka did not give approval immediately, for the same reasons I was concerned with.  He considers the island his, so having such a large external group moving in concerns him.  He said he'd want to have at least 500 individuals on our side before he'd be willing to accept that deal.  When I told Shasta about that, she said that would be fine, as it would take time to actually gather the people and supplies for everything.

Which again means I'll be building housing for a wh...

[Vol.3] Ch.25 Silent Treatment

Unfortunately, the prisoners weren't willing to talk with us for this entire week.  Given we haven't had any further issues externally, we're going to start sending guarded groups to gather sea food again.  The first and largest guardhouse is coming along well, although I don't know that our prisoners will particularly like being relocated to it when it's complete.

Initially I had intended to make the jail cell in the basement out of metal, to help prevent escape, but given th...

[Vol.3] Ch.29 Dwarven Lore

My turn for a question, "What's your name?"

They speak their name, "Shastasha Korsask."

The pronunciation was quite difficult for me to grasp, given it's quite different from both Demon and English.

The dwarf follows up with, "And your name?"

"Gokura Zakarus is my full name.  I go by Zack."  I say.  Shortly after I stated it, I realized I hadn't had the chance to talk with the prisoners before about all I'd learned from Zaka about the history of the Goku...

[Vol.3] Ch.24 Fo Paux

After having the realization about the name Gokura, I realized why Zeb made that worried look while translating.  Before we continue diving into this issue, I think I need to talk to Zaka again, and try to get a better understanding of exactly what might have happened.  Rather than try to dive more into this, I changed the subject slightly by asking, "If you keep having these 'demon lords' invade, why don't you try to find out where they come from, and take the fight to them?  ...

[Vol.3] Ch.28 A Conversation with a Dwarf

The trip back to the village took four days.  After we arrived, I had a brief meeting with Zeb and Zaka discussing what we found.  After some discussion about what to do, a general plan began to form.  Currently, there doesn't appear to be any large presence left on the island, other than the individuals we have in the prison.  That being the case, unescorted trips out of the village should be safe once again.

However, we don't actually know if it will remain safe fo...

[Vol.3] Ch.23 Prisoners

Overnight, a disturbance was reported.  The missing fifth member of the group that we were looking for apparently was spotted on the village wall at one point.  They shouted something to the group in the jail cell, and the group yelled something back.  After which the person wasn't spotted again.

In the morning, before I went to the group in the jail, I prepared a few different fish options and multiple buckets of fresh water.  The biggest concern I have moving forwa...

[Vol.3] Ch.27 New Information

I want to place a total of twenty ballistae on the walls around the village.  For each, I'll need around 400 cubic feet of stone to improve the wall near it.  Initially I thought I'd just make the expanded wall section solid, but after thinking about it for a bit, I think making the semi-circular expansion both larger and hollow with a stairway down inside will be the better option.  That way ammo and spare parts can be stored directly underneath the ballistae themselves.

[Vol.3] Ch.22 Uninvited Guests

It's been another 10 days, I've learned more basic phrases in the demon language, and the sewer is at least partially complete now.  We cut a smaller channel to the eventual exit point so there would be an outflow point.  The reason being that the rains are starting up, and spring has arrived.  Work will still need done on the sewer, but it needs an outflow point so that it doesn't clog with water.

The wall is almost complete as well, which is good.  There have been ...

[Vol.3] Ch.26 Siege Engines

Ten days of work, and I've gotten the final guardhouse complete, and the public bathrooms are done and functional.  I've started work on the first of the high density housing buildings.  It's basically a two story building with a central hallway connecting four units on each floor.  It takes the space of about four houses, but since it houses eight goblins, it's not just more effective time wise, but also space wise.  I plan on building three of these buildings for the tim...

[Vol.3] Ch.21 Village Plans

We've been doing repairs for another two weeks within the village itself.  I would say that the roads are fully repaired, but as we've been adding basements, a small problem has arisen as a result of the retrofitting.  The issue is that all the basements sit too low to have drainage like before, and I don't really want to make a screw pump in each.  As such, I'm thinking we'll need a new, deeper drainage system.  The issue with that is that it can't just flow into the cree...

[Vol.3] Ch.25 Silent Treatment

Unfortunately, the prisoners weren't willing to talk with us for this entire week.  Given we haven't had any further issues externally, we're going to start sending guarded groups to gather sea food again.  The first and largest guardhouse is coming along well, although I don't know that our prisoners will particularly like being relocated to it when it's complete.

Initially I had intended to make the jail cell in the basement out of metal, to help prevent escape, but given th...

[Vol.3] Ch.20 Destruction Part 2

As I sprinted towards the watchtower, I counted myself quite lucky that I was heard by Zeb.  Moving forward, I think I should probably actually dedicate myself to at least learning some of the demon language, even if it's only the basics.  From behind, I could hear fireballs bursting against the eagle.

Entering the watchtower, I grabbed the prepared charge of Zaka's blood, and made my way up to the steam cannons.  By the time I'd made it to the cannons, it seems that some...

[Vol.3] Ch.24 Fo Paux

After having the realization about the name Gokura, I realized why Zeb made that worried look while translating.  Before we continue diving into this issue, I think I need to talk to Zaka again, and try to get a better understanding of exactly what might have happened.  Rather than try to dive more into this, I changed the subject slightly by asking, "If you keep having these 'demon lords' invade, why don't you try to find out where they come from, and take the fight to them?  ...

[Vol.3] Ch.19 Destruction Part 1

Progress has been somewhat slow going on the sea life filter for the past eight days.  I've added about six inches to the barrier in that time.  The whole thing is honestly producing way more food than I expected, and a lot of the hunting goblins haven't been hunting as actively anymore since there is now an easier source of protein.  I set my goal for the filter to be six feet tall, and given the depth of this whole bay is about 60 feet, it's barely capturing as much as it cou...

[Vol.3] Ch.23 Prisoners

Overnight, a disturbance was reported.  The missing fifth member of the group that we were looking for apparently was spotted on the village wall at one point.  They shouted something to the group in the jail cell, and the group yelled something back.  After which the person wasn't spotted again.

In the morning, before I went to the group in the jail, I prepared a few different fish options and multiple buckets of fresh water.  The biggest concern I have moving forwa...

[Vol.3] Ch.18 Tide Pool

Five days of experimenting with the metal, and I think I've finally got a half-decent product.  I did multiple different mixes of various amounts of flux and metal until the brittleness of the metal disappeared.  I've made a few different shaped casts using the successful mixture to test the properties of the metal.

The first cast is a simple sheet of the metal, about a tenth of an inch thick and five inches on either side.  The second cast is a solid cube measuring three...

[Vol.3] Ch.22 Uninvited Guests

It's been another 10 days, I've learned more basic phrases in the demon language, and the sewer is at least partially complete now.  We cut a smaller channel to the eventual exit point so there would be an outflow point.  The reason being that the rains are starting up, and spring has arrived.  Work will still need done on the sewer, but it needs an outflow point so that it doesn't clog with water.

The wall is almost complete as well, which is good.  There have been ...

[Vol.3] Ch.17 Mixed Bag

In the past few years, I used to only spend the winters in the goblin village.  Given that we now have the path between my cave home and here however, the trip between the two locations can easily be done in a few hours, so I'm rethinking how I want to spend my time.  For the past two weeks, I've been working on the finishing the new warehouse and making charcoal, which is starting to get a little boring.  Zaka did his first blood draining session yesterday, and from here on ou...

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[Vol.3] Ch.21 Village Plans

We've been doing repairs for another two weeks within the village itself.  I would say that the roads are fully repaired, but as we've been adding basements, a small problem has arisen as a result of the retrofitting.  The issue is that all the basements sit too low to have drainage like before, and I don't really want to make a screw pump in each.  As such, I'm thinking we'll need a new, deeper drainage system.  The issue with that is that it can't just flow into the cree...

[Vol.3] Ch.16 Village Upgrades

It's been over a week since I performed the test using Zaka's blood.  With it's success, I've started construction of two steam cannons in the village.  The first steam cannon will work just like the first one on the mountain.  The second cannon is being designed to use a mix of water and Zaka's blood to power the cannon.  Both of these are being built on an elevated platform behind one of the village walls.  The reason being that I want them to have a relatively unob...

[Vol.3] Ch.20 Destruction Part 2

As I sprinted towards the watchtower, I counted myself quite lucky that I was heard by Zeb.  Moving forward, I think I should probably actually dedicate myself to at least learning some of the demon language, even if it's only the basics.  From behind, I could hear fireballs bursting against the eagle.

Entering the watchtower, I grabbed the prepared charge of Zaka's blood, and made my way up to the steam cannons.  By the time I'd made it to the cannons, it seems that some...

[Vol.3] Ch.15 Blood Magic

A few days after the goblins set out to found the second village, Zeb finally started to show some activity.  He started to quietly work alongside me as I worked on the roads and houses that needed fixing.  He'd ask short questions as to what I was doing, then assist me when he could.  He still seemed a little withdrawn, but I was glad to see he was starting to get active again.

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Another two days passed, and Zeb opened up and asked me, "Was what I did wrong? ...

[Vol.3] Ch.19 Destruction Part 1

Progress has been somewhat slow going on the sea life filter for the past eight days.  I've added about six inches to the barrier in that time.  The whole thing is honestly producing way more food than I expected, and a lot of the hunting goblins haven't been hunting as actively anymore since there is now an easier source of protein.  I set my goal for the filter to be six feet tall, and given the depth of this whole bay is about 60 feet, it's barely capturing as much as it cou...

[Vol.3] Ch.14 Construction Standards

The next morning, Zaka made his announcement, which caused quite the shock in the village.  There was a lot of hushed whispering, and even some outright yelling, but by the end of it, even the rowdy goblins had quieted down.  He gave them a week to decide if they wanted to stay or go.  At that point, they would set out towards the other valley to select where their new village would be.  He also asked that even goblins that choose to remain help those who are leaving by go...

[Vol.3] Ch.18 Tide Pool

Five days of experimenting with the metal, and I think I've finally got a half-decent product.  I did multiple different mixes of various amounts of flux and metal until the brittleness of the metal disappeared.  I've made a few different shaped casts using the successful mixture to test the properties of the metal.

The first cast is a simple sheet of the metal, about a tenth of an inch thick and five inches on either side.  The second cast is a solid cube measuring three...

[Vol.3] Ch.13 A New Village

I watch as Zeb fights Kurg as I regain my senses slowly.  While we were flying backwards, it looks like Zeb managed to stab through one of Kurg's legs with an earth spike.  Kurg winds up a throw with a rock that Zeb barely manages to dodge.  Just as it's looking grim, from underneath me, Zaka manages to get a fireball off, distracting Kurg for just long enough for Zeb to get a second earth spike off.

I'm still struggling to catch my breath after that center of mass hit, b...

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Second -...

[Vol.3] Ch.17 Mixed Bag

In the past few years, I used to only spend the winters in the goblin village.  Given that we now have the path between my cave home and here however, the trip between the two locations can easily be done in a few hours, so I'm rethinking how I want to spend my time.  For the past two weeks, I've been working on the finishing the new warehouse and making charcoal, which is starting to get a little boring.  Zaka did his first blood draining session yesterday, and from here on ou...